Soil — the second-largest natural carbon sink after oceans — has an enormous capacity to capture atmospheric carbon dioxide.
To effectively manage air pollution, we need to measure it accurately and at high spatial resolution.
The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) is a national poverty alleviation programme that provides 100 days of guaranteed wage employment to rural households whose adult members demand unskilled manual work.
As we inch closer to another global climate summit, COP27, climate projection models will once again be thrust into the limelight as they play an important role in devising net-zero strategies.
India is now the eighth-largest lithium reserve country thanks to discovery in Jammu & Kashmir.
Building codes are not new to India, and the first iteration of the National Building Code (NBC) dates back to 1970.
Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are a direct cause of human-induced climate change.
As a rapidly developing nation, India is currently the world’s fourth-largest emitter of greenhouse gases.
India is committed to its net-zero goals by 2070, and the decarbonisation of the transport sector through vehicular electrification is a major cornerstone.
The study conducted by the Center for Study of Science, Technology and Policy (CSTEP) employed a hybrid measurement approach to generate high-resolution air pollution maps.
Climate-resilient infrastructure refers to the built environment designed and constructed to withstand the impacts of climate change, including rising temperatures, increased precipitation, sea-level rise, and more frequent extreme weather events.
In India, emissions from one truck are equivalent to those from 25 cabs.
Decarbonisation of the transportation sector—the world’s second highest contributor to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions—is critical to mitigate climate change.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his address at COP28, articulated India's steadfast commitment to environmental sustainability while maintaining a delicate balance between economic growth and ecological preservation.
Climate change is a universally urgent issue that impacts all nations, with interlinked consequences for economies, societies, and ecosystems.
Mobile monitoring can supplement regulatory measurements, particularly in low-income countries where stationary monitoring is sparse.
